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High-End Android Phones Powered with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

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Some smartphones featuring the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 have already been launched in China, with many expecting a global release shortly after. A growing list of flagship smartphones are expected to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 processor, which was officially announced in late September 2025. The chipset is anticipated to power top-tier Android devices throughout late 2025 and 2026, with several phones already confirmed or heavily rumored. Xiaomi 17 series: The Xiaomi 17, Xiaomi 17 Pro, and Xiaomi 17 Pro Max were confirmed as the first phones to use this chip. The Pro and Pro Max models will include a secondary rear display. nubia REDMAGIC 11 Pro series: The gaming-focused nubia REDMAGIC 11 Pro series is set to feature the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. realme GT8 Pro: The realme GT8 Pro launched in China in October 2025 with the new Snapdragon chip and is expected to be released in international markets later. Honor Magic 8 series: The Honor Magic 8 series, which includes t...
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Sprint Galaxy S6 & Galaxy S6 Edge Gets VPU1AOE2 Update, a fix on dropped calls problems over LTE

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Sprint has yet announced the rolling out of the OE2 update on both Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge. It's a maintenance update that occasionally includes stability improvements, bug fixes, enhancements and further improvements to performance. The OE2 update will specifically targets and are about to resolve the dropped calls problem which has been reported by some users and has been found on previous version (G920PVPU1AOCF), according to Sprint. Some users are experiencing both dropped calls and have had said that their Galaxy S6 will only perfectly works when the network mode is set to "CDMA only". But once the device network mode is set to "CDMA/LTE or Automatic", then a high rate of dropped calls persist. The update will technically boost the LTE connectivity, to which dropped calls/no service, can't send or receive texts and poor data speeds arises when its signal strength is basically poor.

Here are the details of the OE2 update which can be viewed in Settings > About device:

Device name: Samsung Galaxy S6
Model number: SM-G920P
Android version: 5.0.2
Baseband version: G920PVPU1AOE2
Kernel version: 3.10.61-4349716
Build number: LRX22G.G920PVPU1AOE2
Build date: May 5, 2015
Release date: May 11, 2015


Device name: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Model number: SM-G925P
Android version: 5.0.2
Baseband version: G925PVPU1AOE2
Kernel version: 3.10.61-4349716
Build number: LRX22G.G925PVPU1AOE2
Build date: May 5, 2015
Release date: May 11, 2015

The OE2 update has now continuously rolled out Over-The-Air OTA update. It is around 130 MB in files size  which only takes from 10 to 15 minutes to download over a strong  WiFi connection.  Once took the update the baseband version will then change to G920PVPU1AOE2 on Galaxy S6 (which previously in G920PVPU1AOCF)  and G925PVPU1AOE2 on Galaxy S6 Edge (also previously in G922PVPU1AOCF).  Just simply go into your phone Settings > System update > Update now to check the update manually right now.

If you receive the update successfully, then let us know how's it going. Did the update really resolved the dropped calls problems on LTE?

Source: Sprint community, Samsung support
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